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"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and those who dwell in it."

Do you have a desire to worship your Creator through studying and applying the sciences? If so, then the Cedarville University's Biology and Life Sciences Programs may be the place for you.

Cedarville University offers several degrees options in the biological sciences:

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology - The B.S. in biology prepares students for graduate study in the biological sciences by including the course requirements prescribed by many of the leading graduate-level biology degree programs in the nation. This major enhances the student's depth of knowledge in biology and increases the breadth of exposure to chemistry, mathematics, and physics.

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology - provides general course background in the biological sciences.

Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Cellular Biology - prepares students for graduate study in cellular or molecular biology, genetics, and related fields in the biological sciences. Cedarville is one of only a few conservative Christian schools that offer a major in this important field.

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - aims to prepare graduates with a good foundation for entering vocations in ecology, conservation biology, ecosystem restoration, environmental education, and graduate study.

Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Life Science Education - prepares you to teach biology in grades 7-12.

Why should I study biology at Cedarville University?

The biology faculty members at Cedarville emphasize a core curriculum that provides a broad biological background for students that are balanced well with a liberal arts curriculum and Cedarville’s Bible minor. Our biology faculty members are distinctive in their commitment to biblical integration in the sciences. Students will tailor their major based upon their professional interests and goals by working with their biology faculty academic advisor.

We offer a wide variety of student research opportunities in our laboratories. As a Cedarville biology student, you will have access to excellent lab facilities and hi-tech instruments for both laboratory and field applications. Cedarville University is a sustaining partner of Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies that widens the scope of our curriculum along with several travel study/study abroad options.

The biology faculty is comprised of 12 full-time professors that come from diverse backgrounds within the broad field of biology. With this diversity of faculty, we are able to offer a great depth and breadth of courses from which you may personalize your biology major to match your career goals. We seek to develop a strong foundation of biological knowledge in each of our students while training them to think critically, biblically, and scientifically.

Environmental Science Major

At a time when the land, water, atmosphere, and living creatures are being impacted by increasing human demands for material resources, there is a significant opportunity and need for environmental scientistseducated in the liberal artsandinformed by a biblical environmental stewardship ethic.

The B.S. degree in environmental science (ENVS) at Cedarville University aims to prepare graduates with a good foundation for entering vocations in ecology, conservation biology, ecosystem restoration, environmental education, or graduate study.

In particular, the ENVS major has the following aims:

As a result of their studies in the natural sciences, our students demonstrate a knowledge of the dynamic relationships among soil, water, air, and biological creatures.

Based upon a variety of learning settings (i.e., classroom discussion, on-site field research, and internships), our students will become acquainted with pressing environmental issues, research methodology, and the role of government in shaping policy.

Our students will acquire a personal awareness of and a professional commitment to the care of creation based upon the biblical environmental stewardship ethic.

Our students acquire experience in collaboration with professionals in the natural sciences, government agencies, and private sector through research and internship experiences.

Our students will be prepared for successful acceptance into graduate programs in environmental science, biological science, ecology, ecosystem science, wildlife biology, natural resources management, and taxonomy (e.g. plant taxonomy, entomology, etc.), and will make successful entry into careers in the environmental and biological sciences.

Molecular and Cellular Biology Major

Graduate schools increasingly favor specialized degrees, and undergraduate students have come to expect more detail in their research and training. Cedarville's bachelor of science in molecular and cellular biology prepares students for graduate study in cellular or molecular biology, genetics, and related fields in the biological sciences. Cedarville is one of only a few conservative Christian schools that offer a major in this important field.

The program prepares students through extensive study in molecular and cellular biology within the context of a broad biological background — all of which is firmly grounded in a biblical worldview. A required research component ensures that students are competent practitioners of the scientific method. Through rigorous coursework, real-world problem solving and carefully designed laboratory experiences, students receive the theoretical and technical training that they need to become holistically thinking molecular biologists.